📍 2501 Seventh Avenue, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70601
T. H. Watkins Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 199 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
T. H. Watkins Elementary School enrolls 199 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 182 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.5% |
| White | 6 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 199 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
T. H. Watkins Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-30, state senate district 27, state house district 34.
T. H. Watkins Elementary School is one of 58 schools in Calcasieu Parish, based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The district serves 27,851 students district-wide and employs 1,917 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 199 students, T. H. Watkins Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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